diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06372dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Java CI with Gradle
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@af1da67850ed9a4cedd57bfd976089dd991e2582 # v4.0.0
+
+      - name: Build with Gradle Wrapper
+        run: ./gradlew build -x test
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2065bc..4125023 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ build/
 !**/src/main/**/build/
 !**/src/test/**/build/
 
+.env
+
 ### STS ###
 .apt_generated
 .classpath
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yml b/src/main/resources/application.yml
index ec9fc33..8dcd284 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ spring:
   application:
     name: onederful
 
+  config:
+    import: optional:file:.env[.properties]
+
   datasource:
     url: ${DB_URL}
     username: ${DB_USERNAME}